An option is used to customize an entity definition within an analysis. Options can
perform operations such as turning entities on or off, or converting joints in an analysis
from compliant to non-compliant.
When you select the Options tab on the Analysis panel, a list
of the options belonging to the current analysis is displayed. Each analysis has a
compliant option by default. This option can be used to toggle the state of joints
within the analysis. The joint or bushing within the analysis should be modeled
within an *if(Op_Compliant == "Yes") loop in the MDL language
using a text editor.
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From the Project Browser, select an analysis.
The Analysis panel is displayed.
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Select the Options tab.
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Specify whether to make the system compliant or non-compliant from the
drop-down menu.
Selecting
Yes makes all the compliant joints in the
system compliant while selecting
No makes all compliant
joints non-compliant.
In addition to converting compliant joints, MotionView can turn other entities on or off in a system
according to predefined system settings. For example, MotionView can turn off specific entities such as springs or
stabilizer bars when the system is made non-compliant.
Note:
- The Compliant option is applied to all subsystems beneath the
current system.
- The Compliant option can be overridden for individual joints in the
Joints panel.
- Not all joints can be compliant. The rules for converting joints
from compliant to non-compliant are built into each model using the
MDL language.
- See *Option() in the MDL Language
Reference for more information on creating options.